Christ our Propitiation

Christ our Propitiation

Christ our Propitiation Please don’t let that title scare you off. That is a beautiful and profound word. Christ’s death turns away the wrath of God. The apostle Paul said Christ is our propitiation. He is a propitiatory sacrifice. It refers to what Christ did on our...
Christ our Sacrifice

Christ our Sacrifice

Christ our Sacrifice The Old Testament is full of sacrifices in which an innocent animal was killed. These were substitutionary sacrifices meaning that the death of the animal was in the place of someone else. Why was there such an emphasis in the Jewish writings? The...
Infallibly Convincing Proofs

Infallibly Convincing Proofs

Infallibly Convincing Proofs Matthew Arnold said, “The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the best attested fact in history.” William Lyon Phelps of Yale wrote, “It may be said that the historical evidence for the resurrection is stronger than for any other miracle...
God Removed the Body

God Removed the Body

God Removed the Body When Peter and John heard Mary Magdalene say, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him,” they took off running to the tomb of Jesus leaving Mary far behind (John 20:2-3). They ran together for a...
Limiting Christ

Limiting Christ

Limiting Christ Do you have trouble making the transition between the historical Christ of the New Testament and the living Christ of today? In reality He is the same person. He changes not. The one whom we worship and serve today is the same one who walked the dusty...